Here's what it looked like in Norway last night. Thanks to Space Weather for the pic and the info.
And thanks to John at One speed: Go for letting me bastardize his slogan.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Go out. Look up.
There was an X-class solar flare on Valentine's Day, flinging a coronal mass ejection right at us, like a bullet out of a gun. Except faster. And much more powerful. It doesn't mean the end of the world, or even a zombie apocalypse, but it does mean some seriously cool auroras for the next several days. Don't know if it'll make it as far south as I live, but if you live in Minnesota or Canada, you might want to keep an eye on the sky for the next few nights. Could be the chance of a lifetime.
Here's what it looked like in Norway last night. Thanks to Space Weather for the pic and the info.
And thanks to John at One speed: Go for letting me bastardize his slogan.
Here's what it looked like in Norway last night. Thanks to Space Weather for the pic and the info.
And thanks to John at One speed: Go for letting me bastardize his slogan.
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It is one of my life ambitions to see the aurora borealis. My sisters and mother did one summer night in Wisconsin, after I had already gone back to college.
I hope you get to see it. I hope I get to see it.
My goodness, I've just now been watching them on 'arte-TV' - a docu about Norway - and here they are!
What a treat it would be to see this sight!
Didn't see it, Emma J, though I'll look one last time tonight. Did you?
Gwil, my secret is out. I live inside your brain, and whatever your id spits out I post immediately.
Yes, it would Shay. I've seen it two times now, but with no color, and little movement. A truly dramatic display continues to evade me.
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